Donna Vekic vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Quarter-final
Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CRO#36WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013 ·
grass
#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Vekic D.6-2 6-1
Cirstea S.
Vekic D.
662
Cirstea S.
210
Donna Vekic defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped just 3 games past Sorana Cirstea.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2024-02-19 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2022-06-13 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2017-04-10 | Biel | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2015-08-27 | US Open | Q64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 |
| 2015-07-06 | Contrexeville $100K | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
35
67
Break points saved·Even
35
33
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
81
90
Vekic D.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast